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Herschel4637

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
James South
Date:
[13 February 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.21
Summary:

Concerning calculations for the parallax of Mars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0782

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
22 April 1835
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 3
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0827

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
6 November 1835
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 3
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1153

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
20 March 1839
Source of text:
ULC Add MS 7656, TR56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1379

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
18 January 1842
Source of text:
RI MS F4 B1
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1445

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
12 November 1842
Source of text:
BRO MS D/RA 11th Duke
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1446

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
17 November 1842
Source of text:
BRO MS D/RA 11th Duke
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1448

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
22 November 1842
Source of text:
BRO MS D/RA 11th Duke
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1476

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
4 March 1843
Source of text:
RI MS F1 N/1/14
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1597

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
13 July 1844
Source of text:
BEM
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday4523

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
3 February 1865
Source of text:
IET MS SC 3
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday4574

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James South
Date:
mid January 1866
Source of text:
Bence Jones (1870a), 2: 478-9
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel8436

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[17 June 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.417 (C: 20.144)
Summary:

Requests corrections on a paper JS was publishing with JH. Urges JS to use less excessive language.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8222

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[4 September 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.28 (C: RS:HS B28.7)
Summary:

Appreciates JS's support of JH's mother at death of William Herschel. Invites JS to attend WH's remains to grave.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8443

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[21 December 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.425 (C: 20.171)
Summary:

Responding to JS's letter of 1823-12-19, advises caution in countervening John Pond's preferences in the appointment of Royal Observatory assistants. Were the post of Astronomer Royal to become vacant, JH would be 'anything but disinclined to offer myself for it,' but will not make a 'premature declaration' of his willingness to accept it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8444

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[8 January 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.426a (C: 20.173)
Summary:

If JS has not already passed on to Humphry Davy JH's letter of 1823-12-21, JS should do so immediately. If post of Astronomer Royal should become vacant, JH would be interested in it, but would not wish to work with Stephen Lee, then under consideration for appointment as head assistant at Greenwich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8445

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[8 January 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.432 (C: 20.172)
Summary:

Wishes JS immediately and confidentially to pass on to Humphry Davy JH's letter of 1823-12-21, making clear that JH does not favor appointment of Stephen Lee as head assistant at the Royal Observatory. Has heard that JS has felt that JH slighted JS in JH's letter. Denies this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8446

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[15 February 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.426b (C: RS:HS 20.177)
Summary:

Urges that JS not get so emotionally involved in issues concerning astronomers. 'For my own part I mean to make Science my amusement, not my business....' Comments on JS's relations with John Pond.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8449

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[21 September 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.429 (C: 20.186)
Summary:

Does not share JS's feeling of having pledged to continue double star observation. Reports on the high quality of the telescopes manufactured by Josef Fraunhofer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8450

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[3 December 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.430 (C: 20.192)
Summary:

Will be pleased to correct the proof copy of JS's paper on double stars. Mentions Charles Babbage and Edward Troughton.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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